Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Francesca Koe

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An active ocean advocate, VP of U.S. Freediving, a multi-agency dive instructor, PFI Safety Supervisor and AIDA judge, Francesca also serves as the Editor-At-Large here at DeeperBlue.com. You can usually find Francesca diving in the kelp, hanging out at the Farallones with sharky friends, or trying to improve upon her own PB's.
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Freediving

Alejandro Lemus Wins Olmeca Open and Sets New Freediving Record for Mexico

This past weekend 30 freedivers descended upon Veracruz, Mexico to particiapte in the Olmeca Open, a pool freediving competition. Many of the athletes put forward strong performances and chief...
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John Moorcroft Sets New UK Freediving Record

A new national freediving record for the UK has been set. Just this week John Moorcroft pushed the dynamic no-fins (DNF) record four meters further at the 2nd Manchester Classic competition, by...
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Alexey Molchanov Takes Gold at the Caribbean Cup

It all came down to the wire today -- who would dive the deepest and reign supreme at the 2nd annual Caribbean Cup hosted on Roatán, the largest of the...
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Mandy-Rae Krack: Freediving and Motherhood

After a five year hiatus Mandy-Rae Krack (née Cruickshank) is back in the water. The seven-time world record champion, and mother to a four year-old named Kaila, is on top...
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Just for Fun: The “Most Interesting” Freediving in the World

Tens of thousands of dives. Thousands of students. Hundreds of records. Performance Freediving International has been running record attempts and hosting international freediving competitions since 2001. Each year the...
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Join the #Watertribe of #DejaBlueV

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It's the #DejaBlueV Drone-Cam! Get the sensation of what it feels like to drop in from out of the sky...
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Get Ready for DejaBlueV with Performance Freediving International

PFI has been hosting world record attempts and international freediving competitions for over a decade. This month they return to the beautiful caribbean island of Grand Cayman for DejaBlueV  (a competition...
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On Sharks and Sleds — an interview with World Record-Holder William Winram

Several months ago  William Winram set a new world record in the freediving discipline of Variable Weight (VWT) - watch the video of his 145 meter record-setting sled dive...
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Mike Board is the First British Man to Reach 100 Meters

Not to overstate the obvious but the sport of freediving has its ups & downs. Literally speaking, as divers descend downward into blue, seeking the quiet of sink phase...
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Suunto Vertical Blue 2013 – Day Three

Yesterday completed the first act of Suunto Vertical Blue 2013. Day Three of the highly anticipated freediving competition produced another five new national records, out of 17 white card...
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Four New Records Set on Day 2 of Suunto Vertical Blue

The second day of William Trubridge's annual freediving competition brought some even deeper dives than the day before, if little to no changes in visibility. Out of the 17...
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Suunto Vertical Blue 2013 – the First Day

Yesterday on Long Island in the Bahamas Suunto Vertical Blue got underway. The first of what will be nine days of competition provided a mixed bag of results for...
Freediving

Suunto Vertical Blue 2013 Kicks Off This Weekend

This Saturday the highlight of the international freediving circuit will begin  — the 2013  Suunto Vertical Blue. 36 athletes from 16 countries have already arrived on Long Island, joining...
Freediving

Linda Paganelli Recoups an Italian Record

Last month with an 82 meter dive under constant ballast Linda Paganelli (owner of Blue Immersion in Thailand and Freedive Dahab in Egypt), took back her Italian national...
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Karla Mendez Sets Two Venezuelan Records and Takes First Place at Deja Blue IV

Karla Mendez has officially added her name to the AIDA record books for Venezuela. The former synchronized swimmer made quite a big splash this month at an annual freediving...
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